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W4244

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W4244

F

QR

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

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Memorial:

Crashed

Fate:

Struck off:

1942-11-14

Delivered:

1942-09-26

Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Returned in poor visibility and crashed on farmland near Honiton, Devon trying to reach RAF Exeter.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Mission:

Gardening (River Adour)

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

P

JL

EH

FC

CH

L

EE

Campbell

Jackson

Corbett

Bunclark

Coakley

Littlewood

Bartholomew

Service No.

Service

131110

RAFVR

960546

RAFVR

1312943

RAFVR

657816

RAFVR

1268257

RAFVR

992167

RAFVR

1585069

RAFVR

Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4244
1942-09-26
61 Sqn
W4244
1942-11-11
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4244
1942-10-06
61
QR
F
Syerston
Osnabruck
1955
0135
W4244
1942-10-12
61
QR
F
Syerston
Wismar
1755
2210
W4244
1942-10-13
61
QR
F
Syerston
Kiel
1835
0116
W4244
1942-10-22
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
1755
0230
W4244
1942-10-24
61
QR
F
Syerston
Milan
1225
2310
W4244
1942-11-06
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
2140
2145
W4244
1942-11-07
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
1738
0304
W4244
1942-11-10
61
QR
F
Syerston
Gardening (River Adour)
1730
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